The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-08
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tor VIA Nuffhluft.
1T uclc Doirh.' the W,d kuown old
woodsmau who built hi, cstu on the
brow OF Picket mountain two.thirds
of century ago, when bowling
wilderness. and VINO has trayct,cd the
chain Of mountains from KILN tons
rocky peak TO Saltash's frosty crest
win firm and steady step for forty
years-a buld and fearless hunter aud
sagacious trapper, who Vou.d AZ soon
enter bear, den ~ sheep fold
during which time he has -,niu scores
of bears. wolves, lynx, martin deer
wild cas-. foxes ana ether smaller
game, had contest with an enormous
panther which wac quite exciting u
| Jew DAYS 30. Uncle pOlph
aud his grandson, on re
turning from the HAY field heard the
Old bclr-dog barking Justify on the
mountain. II wcl!-iralncd ear soon
| detected the cause and turning 20 the
young man he saiu: "Bay. TINT dog
has freed game, aud BIZ game, toe:
| and il he don't come III boy the time
we Xct the chores done, we must go
out to hl- a-si-tance.' They hurried
through their work and partook of %
ha,ty supper, ana sill the boArsc
bark Of the oil dog, that hal been his
defender IN many a fearful Struggle
with the wild beasts OF the forc-'s,
was heard in the distance. Uncle
Dom grabbed his ola "-hootiu'
irOu,' 81 he called il, raumcd home
tWj balls. and put y handful In his
pocket >ayiir: we may need them
before we gct back ana tuo Young
man being armed with gun and sis
shooter they struck into the
wood. when they reached the
Sc me of action Uncle DOlph
said at was ~ dark ~ stack of black
cats g" but although the OLD hunter
conid zee nothing, he ut once detect
ed the nature of the game as the dos
WAS lodging from behind the trees
not stopping IA moment In one posi-
, tiOu, denoiing that the game was o
the feline race. aud liable TO pouuc
down upon him whenever he re
manned in one position long enough
= 1t this point Uuc.c DoIph struck
n light with card If matches, hell
them above his head and peere
p among the trees lie had no dill
- Guilty in seeing ON the branch OF
/ large birch, Il large panther, just j
the act of pOuucilg down upon hiu
N nut seeing the light, hcsitatcd. Tn
q old hunter let fall h- light, raised ii
~ shooting iron" ana gave the boy
# orders to fire, aud then both IL
, silver. The next they knew d.
n huge beast made spring fc
a them, but went over their head
down the mountain, screaming liz
all the devils in ropne' Whom the
fred they dropped down behind tw
trees. otherwise there would hav
=, been nothing uut their noots aud hal
left fthcm. He said that scream 81
most stopped the circulation Of life
q warm current IL his veins aud raise
h the hair mp 30 still on the boys hea
n and the dogs back IL hadn't l9i
down yet. But the old hunter wiz Il
more climb the blue mountain pcab
II over which he has irampcd III day
= gone by, for he has passed II numbt
V Of mile. stones OF lie r journey beyon
Il mans allotted time, and his clasucit
~, ofstcp. strength ofHtm and ,tcadlne'
" OF nerve are much impaired. Ii
y courage. however, is ~ good ~ whc
D. in his prime he entercd bear's de-
T. among the rocks on Bald mouniai
IN and drove out two gro" ling monster
@ with n blazing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
. Tribune.